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TIL that Ted Turner planned to colorize Citizen Kane, but scrapped the project after Orson Welles’ dying wish was “Don’t let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons.”

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DQbp TIL the band “Limp Bizkit” chose their name to turn away people who judge music by the name of the artist.
b6PV4 TIL that during WW2 many thought female soldiers in the US Army were prostitutes. The Women's Army Corps provided 150,000 telephone operators, mechanics, bakers, drivers, etc., but civilians and soldiers spread rumors that their purpose was to improve male troops' morale, damaging recruiting.
epQjE TIL China’s vertical dramas have wild ROI: 20–30 episodes × 30-min series can cost $8M+, while micro-dramas cost as little as $14k, but around $11M+ to market.
LJ9Q TIL that environmentalist John Muir walked over 1000 miles from Indiana to Florida to see America, bringing with him only a comb, a towel, some soap, and 3 books.
M7pG8 TIL about the 1975 LaGuardia Airport bombing, which killed 11 people and has never been solved